Episodes
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
September 28, 1955
A prep school student named Percy Washington becomes friends with his schoolmate John Unger. Percy invites John to spend the holidays at his family's isolated Montana mansion. It sits atop a mountain of solid diamond. John begins to worry about his safety when he learns the the father, Mr. Washington, is paranoid about his wealth. He shoots down planes that fly over the house and then kills the pilots. The crazed patriarch does the same with children who drop in.
The Beautiful Time
October 5, 1955
Trucks Welcome
October 12, 1955
I, Mrs. Bibb
October 19, 1955
Despite having no political aspirations or experience, Mrs. Bibb is asked to fill the seat of her deceased husband. Aiding her is her husband's assistant, Ned, who is engaged to the Bibbs' daughter. Events take an ugly turn when it Ned is suspected of having taken a bribe from a contractor.
One
October 26, 1955
Number Four with Flowers
November 2, 1955
The bullet-riddled body of a big-time gambler is brought to the morgue in this tongue-in-cheek comedy. Out of the blue, a naive young waitress steps forward to claim the dead man's remains. Soon, she finds herself with three boyfriends: a mortician, a tough police officer and the murdered crook's business partner. Soon she's being taken on her "last ride" and she manages to even charm the gunman.
The Ticket and the Tempest
November 9, 1955
A delicatessen owner who buys an Irish Sweepstakes ticket in a friend's name. When it wins $28,000, trouble abounds for the poor man.
Summer's End
November 16, 1955
Day of Judgment
November 23, 1955
Once a Genius
November 30, 1955
Lady Ruth
December 7, 1955
A Nugget from the Sunrise
December 14, 1955
A Christmas Dinner
December 21, 1955
Eleven O'Clock Flight
December 28, 1955
The Thieving Magpie
January 4, 1956
The Sears Girl
January 11, 1956
The Devil as a Roaring Lion
January 18, 1956
A young boy finds a wounded, dying man hiding in his family's boat house. The man, a prospector who has just killed his partner in a dispute, at first frightens the boy, but as the two begin to get to know each other, they become friends. Eventually the boy suspects that the man might not be all he claims to be.
Home Is the Hero
January 25, 1956
A man who in a drunken rage killed a neighbor is released from prison after serving five years. Paddo returns home and takes out his rage on his friends and family members. His son Willie stands up to the brute and proves that Paddo is neither needed nor wanted by the family.
Five Minutes to Live
February 1, 1956
Good Old Charlie Faye
February 8, 1956
The Man on Roller Skates
February 15, 1956
Snapfinger Creek
February 22, 1956
Bobbie
February 29, 1956
The Fool Killer
March 7, 1956
The Fool Killer is a mythical figure who chops the heads off of those who make fools of themselves. In the days after the American Civil War, a young boy who is haunted by this creature in his dreams. When he runs away from home he encounters the beast in the flesh.
The Lost Weekend
March 21, 1956
A Night to Remember
March 28, 1956
Paper Foxhole
April 4, 1956
The Last Showdown
April 11, 1956
A big city real estate mogul gets involved in a shady tax deal. Facing exposure, he plans to flee the country, leaving his son-in-law behind to take the blame. His daughter learns of his scheme and puts a stop to it.
No Riders
April 18, 1956
The Gentle Grafter
April 25, 1956
Jeff Peters uses his personal magnetism to fleece the mayor of a hick town, run a shady matrimonial agency and establish a monopoly on the rot-gut whiskey business. Peters is joined in these schemes by a right-hand man and a beautiful widow. The trio thinks that they are unstoppable until they meet up with a former master of the con game.
A Night to Remember
May 2, 1956
On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Death Is a Spanish Dancer
May 9, 1956
A Profile in Courage
May 16, 1956
Bedroom Twelve on the Appalachian Waterfall
May 23, 1956
Box 704
May 30, 1956
The Night of May Third
June 6, 1956
Boy in a Cage
June 13, 1956
Flying Object at Three O'Clock High
June 20, 1956
Starfish
June 27, 1956
Tear Open the Skies
July 4, 1956
Long Arm
July 11, 1956
An attractive young woman flirts with a store clerk at a pawn shop, inviting him to join her for lunch. While he's gone, the store is robbed and the owner is killed. The clerk is without an alibi because the woman with whom he dined worked for the criminals.
Babies for Sale
July 18, 1956
Prairie Night
July 25, 1956
One Way West
August 1, 1956
Anna Santonello
August 8, 1956
The Magic Box
August 15, 1956
The Girls Who Saw Too Much
August 29, 1956
Mock Trial
September 5, 1956
As part of its law school training, a college stages mock trials for students to gain experience. One of its mock trials turns real when the city's mayor is put on the stand and the misuse of taxpayers' money is revealed.
Shadow of Evil
September 12, 1956
